For undergraduate and graduate courses in Business and Public Policy, Business and Society, or Business and Public Responsibility. Businesses compete in many ways, including nonmarket areas like corporate responsibility. Learn how to sharpen your firm’s competitive edge. Baron’s integrated approach combines the disciplines of economics, political science, law, and ethics to provide a deeper understanding of the managerial issues that arise in the business landscape. The seventh edition includes four new chapters on financial markets and their regulation, the investor’s perspective and renewable power, the political economy of India, and behavioral ethics. The book also includes 26 new cases for class discussion of timely topics.